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Genetic variability of the prion protein gene in Indonesian goat breeds.
Tropical animal health and production - 17 Feb 2023
Pakpahan Suhendra, Widayanti Rini, Artama Wayan Tunas, Budisatria I Gede Suparta, Lühken Gesine
Abstract excerpt
Scrapie is a naturally occurring transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in sheep and goats. Resistance or susceptibility of small ruminants to classical scrapie is influenced by polymorphisms in the prion protein gene (PRNP). PRNP variability in Indonesian indigenous goat breeds has not been investigated so far and therefore was the goal of this study. Sanger sequencing of the PRNP gene coding region in 72 goats...
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